Ctenidium molluscum (Hedw.) Mitt.

Locations ofCtenidium molluscum (Hedw.) Mitt. in Virginia

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Family
Hypnaceae
Botanical Name
Ctenidium molluscum (Hedw.) Mitt.
Common Name
Synonym(s)
Ctenidium malacoides Mitt.; Ctenedium molluscum var. condensatum (Schimp.) E.G. Britton
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Comments
Many Virginia specimens have been called C. malacoides Mitt. FNA treats the latter as essentially a Latin American species and tentatively excludes it from the flora area pending a more focused comparison of New World populations.
Habitat
On soil, humus, tree bases, and rock outcrops in varied situations of wooded slopes, streambanks, swamp hummocks, bluffs, and cliffs. Distributed state-wide; common in some areas.
Native Status
Native

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